Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.61 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe is 23.61 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe peaked at 47.56 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8.47 kg/ha, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.31 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.86 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 21.88 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 1964 | 32.66 kg/ha | +49.3% |
| 1965 | 32.29 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 31.56 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 33.47 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 30.94 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 32.23 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 35.04 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 47.56 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 1972 | 43.35 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 42.58 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 43.2 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 41.82 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 32.63 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 23.34 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1978 | 28.35 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 29.63 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 43.18 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 1981 | 44.96 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 38.58 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 33.04 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 28.48 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 36.1 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1986 | 30.91 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 27.56 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 31.5 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 28.52 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 30.1 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 28.96 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 20.26 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1993 | 30.18 kg/ha | +49.0% |
| 1994 | 28.88 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 23.81 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 27.83 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 28.41 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 28.89 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 28.5 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.26 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 22.43 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 17.63 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 13.14 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 9.28 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2005 | 8.65 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 9.46 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 10.43 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 8.47 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 11.12 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 13.69 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 11.82 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 10.02 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 12.58 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 12.26 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.24 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.22 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 21.29 kg/ha | +49.7% |
| 2018 | 22.08 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 24.96 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 20.68 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 36.76 kg/ha | +77.8% |
| 2022 | 21.82 kg/ha | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 23.61 kg/ha | +8.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 23.61 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 23.61 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.69 kg/ha | 14.86 kg/ha | 33.47 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.75 kg/ha | 23.34 kg/ha | 47.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.28 kg/ha | 27.56 kg/ha | 44.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.58 kg/ha | 20.26 kg/ha | 30.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.39 kg/ha | 8.47 kg/ha | 23.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.42 kg/ha | 10.02 kg/ha | 24.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.72 kg/ha | 20.68 kg/ha | 36.76 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe was 23.61 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 47.56 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).